YEREVAN. – Two medical workers who were held hostage at Yerevan police regiment seized by an armed group have been released, spokesperson for the police Anahit Aytayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
On Sunday morning member of the armed group Varuzhan Avetisyan told 1in.am that doctors were not held, and that they could leave at any moment.
“Yesterday, our guard noticed that the two remaining doctors are gone. We told them if they want they can go. God is with them. No one was holding them in detention hear,” Avetisyan said.
Spokesperson for the Health Ministry would prefer not to comment on this statement,
Two medical workers remained in the regiment for four days. Two others left earlier.
